览
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lǎn · to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive

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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

见Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 览

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lǎnWords pronounced lǎn
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Example sentences

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Nǐ yòng nǎ yí gè liú lǎn qì?你用哪一个浏览器?

Which browser are you using?

Source: Tatoeba #948002 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yóu lǎn le suǒ yǒu zhǔ yào chéng shì.我们游览了所有主要城市。

We toured all the major cities.

Source: Tatoeba #5900380 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu rén dōu qù nǎ ér le? yǒu zhǎn lǎn huì ma?所有人都去哪儿了?有展览会吗?

Where are all the people going? Is there a fair?

Source: Tatoeba #8744836 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bó lǎn huì jiāng jǔ xíng liù gè yuè.博览会将举行六个月。

The exposition will be held for six months.

Source: Tatoeba #389835 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ yí gè wǎng luò liú lǎn qì?你最喜欢哪一个网络浏览器?

What web browser do you like the most?

Source: Tatoeba #948006 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rì nèi wǎ dà xué yǒu yì jiān hěn hǎo de yuè lǎn shì.日内瓦大学有一间很好的阅览室。

The Geneva University Library has a good reading room.

Source: Tatoeba #3076588 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 览 in context

  1. Say lǎn, then recall the core meaning: to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 浏览 (liú lǎn), meaning “to skim over”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 览 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.